A supportive community for Parents & Carers of Children with additional needs

Welcome to South Glos Parents & Carers

A supportive community for Parents & Carers of Children with additional needs

fun in the park carer and child

Welcome to South Glos Parents & Carers

A supportive community for Parents & Carers of Children with additional needs

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Welcome to South Glos Parents & Carers

A supportive community for Parents & Carers of Children with additional needs

Parent and Carer

Welcome to South Glos Parents & Carers

A supportive community for Parents & Carers of Children with additional needs

Carer and child playtime

Welcome to South Glos Parents & Carers

A supportive community for Parents & Carers of Children with additional needs

two children

Welcome to South Glos Parents & Carers

A supportive community for Parents & Carers of Children with additional needs

Our volunteers

Welcome to South Glos Parents & Carers

A supportive community for Parents & Carers of Children with additional needs

Welcome!

Simply put, SGPC exists because we want to improve services, outcomes and support for our children & familiesliving in South Gloucestershire.

If you are a Parent Carer in South Gloucestershire with a child aged 0-25 with a Special Educational Need and/or Disability (SEND), we are here for you! A diagnosis is not needed to receive our support and advice.

We are all parents/carers ourselves of children or young adults with a variety of SEND. We are on your journey. We have a real and in depth understanding of the issues we all face;from the challenges, to the joys our children bring.

We would like to welcome you into our friendly community and join us in the opportunities we offer for families of SEND children to come together, provide supportand share experiences.

Find out what we do by looking through our website and on Facebook and Twitter.

Supporting You

South Glos Parents & Carers help connect and bring families together by offering SUPPORT in various ways.

Let us set the scene, you have been parachuted into an unknown land without notice, the people around you are speaking a language that is unfamiliar and confusing, you didn't know you would be here so you weren't able to plan or prepare or buy that helpful Lonely Planet Guide for your journey. You know you have to make it to a destination and need the help of others to get there, but you don't know who they are, who is out there

As Parent Carers we are on a special needs journey, and whilst there are challenges we share, we also know there are huge pluses to having beautiful children such as our own, and these benefits can make our hearts swell with love.

The festive period can place big demands on time and energy, throw in with that the unchangeable challenges of a Parent Carer and there could be the recipe for burn out. We know all too well that you cannot pour from an empty cup, so how can we manage that stress and keep a sense of calm over the festivities?